Threat Intelligence Report — August 12, 2026 | 4 New KEVs · 256 Victims

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Report Date: 2026-08-12

New KEVs: 4  ▼ -1 vs last weekRansomware Victims: 256  ▼ -20 vs last week

4 vulnerabilities were added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog this period. Microsoft products show the strongest concentration of risk signals this week. Ransomware activity is moderate with 256 new victims posted to leak sites over the last 7 days, with Clop posting the most victims.

On this page

  1. Patch This Week
  2. Top KEVs
  3. Security News
  4. Ransomware Activity
  5. Vendor-Specific Risks

Patch This Week

The top 3 KEVs to remediate right now, ranked by CISA deadline proximity, ransomware exploitation, and severity. These are confirmed exploited — if you do nothing else today, patch these.

  1. CVE-2026-8037 – Progress LoadMaster | CVSS 9.6 | EPSS 99.3% / 100th pct | PoC Available
    CISA deadline: 2026-08-10 (overdue by 2d) — Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
  2. CVE-2026-72898 – Metabase Metabase | CVSS 10.0 | EPSS 1.1% / 62th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-08-14 (2d remaining) — Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
  3. CVE-2026-20349 – Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) | CVSS 8.6 | EPSS 1.0% / 59th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-08-14 (2d remaining) — Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Top KEVs

Vulnerabilities confirmed actively exploited in the wild by CISA — ranked by ransomware use, then severity. Patch these before anything else.

This Reporting Window

  • CVE-2026-72898 – Metabase Metabase | CVSS 10.0 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.1% / 62th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-8037 – Progress LoadMaster | CVSS 9.6 (CRITICAL) | AV: Adjacent | EPSS 99.3% / 100th pct | Ransomware Use: No | PoC Available
  • CVE-2026-20349 – Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) | CVSS 8.6 (HIGH) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.0% / 59th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-68820 – Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock | CVSS 7.0 (HIGH) | AV: Local | EPSS 0.4% / 28th pct | Ransomware Use: No

Security News

Advisories, threat research, and incident reports from 12 sources across government, commercial research, and security journalism — prioritized by source credibility.

Ransomware Activity

Victim counts posted to ransomware group leak sites — use this to gauge which groups are most active and which sectors and regions are being targeted.

72 new victims posted today
7-day total: 256 via Ransomware.live

Infostealer Exposure: 249 employee credentials and 54,356 user credentials compromised via infostealer malware across victim organisations — indicating credential theft likely preceded these ransomware deployments.

Most Active Groups

Clop 46 Qilin 38 Thegentlemen 38 Storm 12 Krybit 11

Group Intelligence

  • Clop — The ransomware group known as Cl0p is a variant of a previously known strain dubbed CryptoMix. It is worth noting that this variant was delivered as the final payload in a phishing campaign in 2019 and was exclusively financially motivated, with attacks carried out by the threat actors TA505.<br> <br> At that time, malicious actors sent phishing emails that led to a macro-enabled document that would drop a loader called 'Get2.' After gaining an initial foothold in the system or infrastructure, the actors began using reconnaissance, lateral movement, and exfiltration techniques to prepare for the deployment of the ransomware.<br> <br> After the execution of the ransomware, Cl0p appends the extension '.clop' to the end of files, or other types of extensions such as '.CIIp, .Cllp, and .C_L_O_P,' as well as different versions of the ransom note that were also observed after encryption. Depending on the variant, any of the ransom text files were created with names like 'ClopReadMe.txt, README_README.txt, Cl0pReadMe.txt, and READ_ME_!!!.TXT.'<br> <br> The Clop operation has shifted from delivering its final payload via phishing and has begun initiating attacks using vulnerabilities that resulted in the exploitation and infection of victims' infrastructures.<BR>Source: https://github.com/crocodyli/ThreatActors-TTPs
  • Qilin — Qilin ransomware was first observed in July of 2022. Qilin Ransomware is written in Golang and supports multiple encryption modes; all of which are controlled by the operator. Qilin actors practice double extortion – demanding payment for a decryptor, as well as for the non-release of stolen data.
  • Thegentlemen — The Gentlemen is a RaaS group that emerged in July–August 2025, rapidly claiming over 320 victims across 17+ countries by offering affiliates a 90% revenue share, deploying a Go-based locker against Windows, Linux, NAS, and BSD systems; a compromised C2 server in 2026 revealed more than 1,570 linked victims.
  • Krybit — Krybit is an emerging RaaS group that launched in late March 2026, offering affiliates an 80/20 revenue split with support for Windows, Linux, ESXi, and NAS device encryption, and became notable for a public feud with rival group 0APT in which each breached and leaked the other's operator data.

Most Targeted Sectors

Manufacturing 38 Other 36 Technology 32 Healthcare 30 Professional Services 27

Top Countries

US (104), IT (14), GB (10), IN (9), DE (8)

Notable Incidents

  • PharmaEssentia (Healthcare · TW) — claimed by Thegentlemen. pharmaessentia.com zoominfo.com/c/pharmaessentia-corp/145441146 PharmaEssentia is a global biopharmaceutical innovator founded in 2003 and headquartered in Taiwan.
    It specializes in developing best-in-class therapies an…     Press coverage →
  • Sawyer Savings Bank (Financial Services · US) — claimed by Storm. Sawyer Savings Bank is a community-focused financial institution with over 150 years of experience, offering a range of personal and business banking services. Their products include personal checking, savings accounts, … Press coverage →
  • TECHVENTURES BANK S.A. (Financial Services · PA) — claimed by Ransomhouse. TechVentures Bank is a Romanian universal bank undergoing a strategic digital transformation to become a technology-driven, client-oriented financial institution . Rebranded from Banca Comercială Feroviară in 2020 and ba… Press coverage →
  • HIWIN (Manufacturing · IT) — claimed by Thegentlemen. hiwin.it zoominfo.com/c/hiwin-srl/446225948 HIWIN Italia is the Italian subsidiary of the global Taiwanese corporation HIWIN Technologies, a world leader in motion control and system technology. Founded in 2013 and based… Press coverage →

Vendor-Specific Risks

Vendors with confirmed KEV exploitation this week — the stacked bar shows how that exposure breaks down across exploited CVEs (red), critical CVEs to watch (orange), and news mentions (yellow). Prioritize patching vendors with the largest red segment.

Microsoft 2 Cisco 1 Metabase 1 Progress 1 KEVs CVEs Mentions

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